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Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... according to the peak industry body representing responsible, ethical and impact investors. Latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research shows investments delivering social and environmental impact alongside financial returns ...

New S&P indices factor in future carbon price risks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... carbon prices. "In the vast majority of cases, current prices are well below the level that the International Energy Association ('IEA') believes are required to restrict global warming to a two degree Celsius increase by the year 2100 as per ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Financial advisers are losing clients and the ongoing financial services Royal Commission isn't helping. The good news is professional standards reform is helping restore the reputation of the industry, Investment Trends research reveals. In the ...

FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... typically completed academic qualifications through the Securities Institute of Australia prior to 1998. The SMSF Association has also called upon FASEA to provide greater clarity around how prior learning will be accounted for under the new standards. ...

Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... self-licensed, similar to the way a doctor would. Only two-in-five advisers (19%) opposed the idea. The Financial Planning Association of Australia's policy lead Ben Marshan believes the current AFS licensing regime is standing in the way of financial ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... retirement, yet only 33% believe they will have accumulated enough to achieve that goal. This is slightly higher than the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) retirement standard which suggests single retirees with $545,000 in ...

TAL expands Risk Academy offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... through TAL's Risk Academy on-demand webinar. The webinar is one hour and carries one CPD point accredited through the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). TAL insures about four million A ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund specialist is joining the board of the SMSF Association on September 1. Verante Financial Planning director and financial planner Liam Shorte will replace Andrew Gale, who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. ...

Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... at the largest financial institutions needs to begin with a focus on people at the coalface. Chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, Phil Kewin, admits it's a trying time. "I've never seen a more stressful environment for advisers ...

Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... change the annual audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds to three years has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the reform, announced in this year's Budget, will ...